Independent
label: Go! Discs Former Address:, launched in 1983 by Andy MacDonald
and Lesley Symons. With artists like Billy Bragg, The Housemartins and later The
Beautiful South, it became a prominent label. Go! Beat Records was launched as a
subsidiary for dance artists like Beats International, Gabrielle and Portishead.
In 1992 Paul Weller signed for the label. In 1996 MacDonald resigned when
PolyGram acquired a majority stake in the label, and the label folded not too
long afterwards. However, Go! Discs' dance offshoot Go! Beat Records, continued
and became a unit in the Universal Records group. Go! Discs had the dubious
honour of sponsoring the Fulchester United team, club of Billy the Fish in Viz
comic. Various blatant plugs for Go! artists were often spoken by characters in
the strip and Fulchester's home ground carried adverts for Go! and various
releases from them. In the late 80s the label employed Essex comedian Phill
Jupitus as head of publicity. Go! Beat Records was launched as a
subsidiary of Go! Discs Records for dance artists like David Holmes and
Portishead. When Go! Discs folded, Go Beat continued as a label within the
Universal Music Group. Distributed By Chrysalis Records Ltd.

A FULL DISCOGRAPHY OF THE GO
DISCS AND GO BEAT GOD SERIES 1982-1996 CAN BE FOUNDHERE